Just hearing the word “colonoscopy” can make anyone grimace — but it can also save your life. In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women ...

Patient navigation was more effective than usual care in increasing follow-up colonoscopy rates after an abnormal stool test result, a new randomized controlled trial revealed. The intervention ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum.

TAMIS belongs to single-port endoscopic surgery ... Inclusion criteria were as follows: ① Colonoscopy clearly shows rectal neoplasm, with a diameter ≤ 5cm and located 2-10 cm for the anal verge; ② No ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may ...

Few outpatient medical procedures inspire as much negativity as the colonoscopy. In honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve decided to bust up some of the myths that make people avoid ...

The Chicago health-care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred Contos, 45, for a colonoscopy, citing in part a family history of colon issues. “My primary-care ...

The Chicago health care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred him for a diagnostic colonoscopy, at least partly because Contos, 45, has a family history of ...

Virtual colonoscopy, also called computed tomography colonography (CTC) or CT colonography, is a noninvasive way to check for polyps and colon cancer tumors. If you need a colonoscopy, you may ...

When she was 21, she had a colonoscopy for the first time. Having a colonoscopy served as the wake-up call she needed to make lifestyle changes to improve her health. This as-told-to essay is ...

The new guidelines are another method of keeping a high-quality standard for colorectal cancer screening. The latest recommendations on quality indicators for colonoscopy were released on August ...